Amend CSHB 447 in Article 2 by adding the following appropriately numbered section and by renumbering the existing sections as appropriate: SECTION 2.___. Section 271.054, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 271.054. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENT. Before the governing body of an issuer may enter into a contract requiring an expenditure by or imposing an obligation or liability on the issuer, or on a subdivision of the issuer if the issuer is a county, of more than $25,000, the governing body must: (1) submit the proposed contract to competitive bidding; or (2) use an alternate method of project delivery authorized by Chapter 2264, Government Code.